Assistant Headteacher - Designated Safeguarding Lead

ACHIEVE AND LEARN TRUST
ALTRINCHAM COLLEGE
Green Lane
Timperley
Altrincham
WA15 8QW
Phone: 0161 980 7173
Fax: 0161 980 1783
Website: www.altrinchamcollege.com
Email: recruitment@mail.altrinchamcollege.com

ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER - DESIGNATED SAFEGUARDING LEAD Start Date 1 September 2026
Teacher’s Payscale -Leadership 12-16
Full-time 1.0 FTE
Permanent

Altrincham College is seeking an exceptional and ambitious leader to join our Senior Leadership Team as Assistant Headteacher Designated Safeguarding Lead. This is a pivotal leadership role within our school. We are looking for an outstanding practitioner who is passionate about raising standards, inspiring colleagues and ensuring that every student achieves their very best.

As Designated Safeguarding Lead, the successful candidate will champion a culture where safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do. They will provide strategic leadership and oversight of safeguarding and child protection, ensuring the highest standards of care, compliance and practice across the school.

All other roles and responsibilities will be developed in line with, and built upon, the successful candidate’s strengths, expertise and professional interests. We
are committed to shaping this portfolio to maximise impact, enable innovation and support the continued development of both the individual and the wider school community.

This post offers an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and forward-thinking leader to contribute to the strategic direction of the school, drive school improvement and play a key role in securing outstanding outcomes for all students.

The successful candidate will be:
a creative thinker and innovator
emotionally intelligent
resilient
ambitious for themselves and the school
a self-starter and a completer/finisher
decisive when required
a role model to staff and students
have the presence and gravitas to inspire our school community
committed to their ongoing professional development e.g. NPQSL, NPQH.

If you are looking for Assistant Headship in a Trust where creative and innovative practice are highly valued, then we would like you to apply. You will be energetic, motivated and committed to securing the best outcomes for young people. You will have a proven track record of excellence in leadership at senior leader level and will aspire to Headship.

Altrincham College places a high value on professional development; many varied CPD opportunities will be available to the successful applicant.

Please see the job description for further details.

Please note that we do not employ unqualified teachers. Only applications from candidates with QTS status will be considered for any teaching post.

If you would like to apply to be part of our school at this exciting time, please visit the ‘Job Vacancies’ page on our school website www.altrinchamcollege.com where you will find an application form and more information about our school.

Please send your completed application form to recuitment@altrinchamcollege.com

Closing Date - Friday 20 March 2026 at 12 Noon
Interview Date Week Commencing Monday 23 March 2026